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Political Control of the News: Bennett/Edelman Readings

Political Control of the News: Bennett/Edelman Readings. Milburn Psych 335. Bennett—Politicians’ Control of News. What are different types of news (in terms of political control) that Bennett identifies? What ways do politicians try to manipulate news and their images in them?.

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Political Control of the News: Bennett/Edelman Readings

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  1. Political Control of the News:Bennett/Edelman Readings Milburn Psych 335

  2. Bennett—Politicians’ Control of News • What are different types of news (in terms of political control) that Bennett identifies? • What ways do politicians try to manipulate news and their images in them?

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  8. What are the cognitions that Edelman argues that governments try to generate? • There is popular participation and influence on policy making • Particular groups are hostile and evil • Political leaders can cope and will cope with issues that baffle the public • Particular groups are friendly and benevolent (allies”) • Particular kinds of actions are evil and immoral

  9. What does this mean? • Governments try to influence the way the public thinks about political issues and events

  10. So, our 8th grade model of democracy is again seen as too limited: Public Opinion Government actions We need to keep in mind a more complex model: Public Opinion Government actions

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